Somaliland elders approve 'historic' law criminalising rape
Victims' families have in the past been paid off or the victim forced to marry her rapist to avoid public shame
INTERVIEW-App to help women identify abusive relationships comes to Africa
While there are countless smartphone applications on women's safety, most focus on emergencies
Anti-trafficking charity launches materials aimed at Kenyan children
Most information on human trafficking is focused on southeast Asia and is therefore often of limited relevance in Kenya
Rare win for gay rights as Kenya court rules forced anal tests illegal
Homosexuality is taboo across Africa and the persecution of gay people is rife
Kenyan woman wins $25,000 in damages after giving birth on hospital floor
When nurses found her lying on the ground, Josephine Majani said she was slapped and insulted for dirtying the hospital floor
INTERVIEW - Kenyan woman pimps up vans in male-dominated industry
"I didn't even tell my mother I wanted to be in the matatu business. She would have been against it. I told her I wanted to be a doctor"
Award-winning UK film on witch-hunts in Zambia hoped to curb attacks on women
"Bringing these stories to light can help survivors, civil society and communities to hold their government and duty bearers to account"
Somaliland issues fatwa banning female genital mutilation
The Horn of Africa nation has the world's highest rate of FGM, according to the United Nations
Justice eludes rape victims in Somalia's Puntland - campaigners
"Puntland is against rape. Any soldier who rapes is jailed and tough measures are taken against him"
U.N. sounds alarm on S.Sudan as Africa's biggest refugee crisis looms
"It is impossible to overstate the suffering faced by the people of South Sudan"